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February 23, 2016

Interview with Clark Vandeventer author of the book UnWorking

A few months ago I posted a review of a life-changing book I read recently titled UnWorking: Exit the Rat Race, Live Like a Millionaire, And Be Happy Now by my friend Clark Vandeventer. Today’s Clark’s back answering my questions on how to design a life that involves two or more passions, how to know when…

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October 28, 2015

A Book Review: UnWorking- Exit The Rat Race, Live Like A Millionaire And Be Happy Now

After taking over a year off from blogging, I’m back! We are still living and learning at home and on the go, so that hasn’t changed at all. I will be doing a highlights from the past year post very soon to catch you up on what we’ve been up to. But for today, I’m…

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July 3, 2014

Our June 2014 Unschooling Resources & Activities

It’s finally summer after months of never quite feeling warm most of the day…and I’m posting our June 2014 learning log at the very beginning of July, too!  Things are off to a great start this month 🙂 We had the opportunity to do some more travel again this month. We took a 4 day…

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June 16, 2014

2014 Spring Travel Edition: England, Wales & Ireland

At the beginning of this spring, my family and I were able to take a two and a half week trip to England, Wales and Ireland. Besides Canada and a British territory, we had never been able to travel to a foreign country on our travels, so this was a very big and exciting trip…

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May 27, 2014

A Video Highlight of our 2013-14 Unschooling Adventures

I wanted to share with you the annual DVD I made for the kids’ birthday which highlights some of our favorite memories over the past year. I’ll be back next week to share our April 2014 Unschooling Resources & Activities. Enjoy!

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February 21, 2014February 23, 2014

50 Best Unschooling/Self-Directed Learning Posts of 2013

I’m a little late getting this to you, but here is my annual 50 Best Unschooling/Self-Directed Learning Posts of 2013!   Throughout the year while I’m on social media, browsing favorite blogs, or just searching for the latest unschooling news, I keep a list of those posts that inspire, encourage and excite me the most….

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January 17, 2014January 17, 2014

Fall 2013 Travel Highlights: Hawaii & Madison,WI

We were incredibly blessed to take a two and a half week trip to the Big Island of Hawaii last September-October. It was a magical time for our family. Magical for the extreme beauty of that enchanted place, but also, more importantly so, magical because we spent so much uninterrupted time together. Even the times…

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August 20, 2013

Our 2013 July Unschooling Activities & Resources

We had a very packed July- always on the go! We started off the month in Kansas City, Missouri at a relative’s home. It was a really fun week; we did so many different things from visiting a living history museum to lighting off fireworks in the backyard. In the middle of the month, the…

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July 29, 2013

Our June 2013 Unschooling Resources and Activities

How has your summer been? Busy? In 3 days it will be the end of July and I’m first now posting what we did in June! Writing has not been a high priority for me these past few months. I’ve been spending lots of time with my family. The kids and I have been playing…

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June 19, 2013

Our May 2013 Unschooling Activities & Resources

I’m finally able to share with you all the things we did in May. I’ve been struggling with the decision of keeping this blog. I really love sharing with you things I’ve learned while pursing our interest-led learning lifestyle and also the many fun resources and ways of learning we come across. But I’m also…

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Hi! I'm so happy to have you here. My name is Christina Pilkington. Those are my two wondeful children in the picture above (they're twins!). We daily live a life of passion, adventure and connections.

Our philosophy of learning is to dive into life and take in all that interests and amazes us, on our own time and in our own way. We're particularly interested in travel, community-based learning, and exploring the world.

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